Neanderthals are subspecies of ancient humans in the genus Homo. In comparison to modern humans, Neanderthals were stockier, with shorter legs and bigger bodies. Now, a new study claims that the rising freezing temperature may contribute to the extinction of Neanderthals.

Indeed a new chapter in the book of astronomy! Astronomers have collected data of a monster galaxy located 12.4 billion light-years away, using Chile's Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).

The scientists of NASA claims that they have detected signs of water on Jupiter, during the course of their research on a storm that has been raging the planet for over 350 years. They have spotted water above the planet’s deepest clouds.

Breaking news from Mexico claims that an ancient mask depicting a 7th-century Maya king has been found in southern part of the country. Archaeologists discovered the mask in an architectural complex at Palenque known as El Palacio.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is ready to send the country’s first astronauts to space within 40 months time. The take off will take 16 minutes and three astronauts will spend 5-7 days in space before re-entry.

After being delayed twice, India's second moon mission Chandrayaan 2 will be launched in January, said ISRO on Tuesday. Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Sivan informed that the window for launch is in between January 3 to February 16.